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Vatican newspaper deplores Russian invasion of Ukraine on its 4th anniversary (CWN)

The Vatican newspaper decried “four years of bombs, rubble, death, pain, and oppression” as it marked the fourth anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine with a special section.

Pope offers encouragement to Italian bishops' youth employment project (Dicastery for Communication)

Stating that “no young person in life can be left on the sidelines,” Pope Leo XIV offered encouragement to participants in the Italian bishops’ Progetto Policoro (Policoro Project), in which dioceses work with youth to create small businesses and cooperatives.

The Pope’s address, delivered in Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on February 21, had four themes: the centrality of the Gospel, the importance of the Church’s social teaching, the “community as an incubator for the future,” and the remembrance of “fathers and mothers in the Spirit,” from Saints Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena to the present day.

A sincere family spirit comes from the altar and the tabernacle, Pope tells religious institutes (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV told members of two religious institutes that a “sincere and generous” family spirit comes from the altar and the tabernacle.

Feb. 23 Monday of the First Week of Lent; Opt Mem of St. Polycarp, Opt. Mem.

The great themes--the annual catechumenate by which all the people of the Church are renewed in the baptismal promises they repeat at the Easter Vigil; the adventure of God in salvation history and in the coming of the Kingdom in the person of Jesus; and the invitation to deeper friendship with Christ through a more intimate embrace of His Passion and Death--shape the liturgical rhythm of Lent.

Pope Leo XIV: Freedom Is Fulfilled by Saying Yes to God

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Pope Says Switch Off Smartphones to Make ‘Space for Silence’ in Lent

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Crochet, Knit and Sew Like a Saint

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Fascinating Facts About the Milan Cathedral, Olympics’ Sacred Sensation

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Leo’s Lenten Retreat Provides Further Insight Into His Pontificate

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